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Purpose: The present study was intended to evaluate organizational effectiveness in general as no particular organization was selected. Design/Methodology/Approach: In the present study the criteria used are behavior commitment, affective commitment, job attributes and working experience. The final sample consisted of 33 managers and executives, whose forms were complete in all aspects. The managers and executives were drawn from middle and lower management levels. Findings: These results suggest that, among the quality managers, commitment to the organization was affected by personal interaction, job attributes, and work experiences, the most important influence on the extent of managerial commitment was the nature of their prior experiences, what had happened to the quality managers at work since joining the organization, quality managers who felt committed to their organization were significantly less likely to went to leave the organization than their counterpart who did not feel committed to same extent, Research Limitations: There are criteria limitations in the study for one, because of the correlation nature of the investigation, the possibility of reverse causality. Managerial Implications: This can be used, via further action research, to study the effectiveness of organisation through other factors excluding demographic factors. Originality/Value: This study showcased the work of the authors in analysing the effectiveness of organization.

Keywords

demographic, organizational, effectiveness, affective, behaviour, commitment, attributes and experience.

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